Arlington Police Log: Nov. 7 to Nov. 13, 2013: A daytime house break, several car breaks, a car fire and a theft from CVS,

There are excerpts from Arlington Police Department’s log from Thursday, Nov. 7 to Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.Thursday, Nov. 7At 7:01 a.m., an overnight car ...

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Posted Nov. 14, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 14, 2013 at 2:21 PM

Posted Nov. 14, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 14, 2013 at 2:21 PM

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There are excerpts from Arlington Police Department’s log from Thursday, Nov. 7 to Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.

Thursday, Nov. 7

At 7:01 a.m., an overnight car break was reported on Wyman Terrace, where a man said $5 in loose change had been stolen from his unlocked vehicle.

At 7:47 a.m., police responded to the scene of a three-car accident at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Mill Street. Officers determined that a driver rear-ended a car stopped at a red light, and the impact pushed that car into the one in front of it. The driver was transported to the hospital with injuries. Alcohol was not involved, police said.

At 9:12 a.m., a confrontation between a teen and police officers ended with assault and resisting arrest charges at a Teresa Circle home. Police responded to the location after the young man’s mother reported he had been verbally abusive to her that morning, refused to obey commands and refused to leave the house. When police questioned the teen, he became aggressive, slapping two police officers, kicking his legs and flailing his arms, according to reports. He faces two counts of assault on a police officer and one count of resisting arrest.

At 9:54 a.m. a Pleasant Street woman told police her husband’s truck had been rummaged through and $20 in change was missing. A second vehicle’s door was found ajar, but nothing was missing. The doors had been unlocked, she said.

At 10:17 a.m., a Broadway woman said her unlocked car had been rummaged through, but nothing was missing.

At 1:46 p.m., police responded to a car fire on Highland Avenue, where a man said the engine in his 2000 Volvo burst into flames after his oil light came on. The man, found standing 25 yards away from the car, had his young daughter with him at the time. The fire was extinguished, and attributed to a mechanical failure.

At 9:22 p.m., a woman reported that she had been threatened on a smartphone app by an unknown person, who lives in Indiana and goes by the username “joeandthebear.” Police in Indiana were notified, but the suspect’s identity is unknown.

Friday, Nov. 8

At 9:16 a.m., Stop and Shop employees reported a shoplifting incident involving a 40 to50 year-old man who stuffed items under his Red Sox jacket. When confronted by employees, the man dropped the items, ran to his Chevy Impala and drove away. Police traced his car back to a man who had three prior shoplifting charges on his record. Officers will be seeking a criminal complaint against him for concealing merchandise.

At 1:50 p.m., a Silk Street resident reported a daytime housebreak. They said it appeared two window screens had been cut, a basement window kicked in and a basement door forced open. The reporting party said they thought they could hear someone inside the house when they arrived home, although no one was found inside and a canine search was inconclusive. Several drawers on the home’s second floor had been rummaged through and gold band with diamonds, diamond earrings, a Harvard class ring and several electronic devices were missing. Neighbors who were home said they didn’t hear anything suspicious at the time of the robbery. Detectives were able to collect fingerprints at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

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At 12:08 p.m., a Trowbridge St. resident reported a small second-floor porch fire involving a flower box that ignited. The fire, which is believed to have been caused by a smoldering cigarette, was extinguished by the reporting party before police arrived, reports say.

At 2:36 p.m., police responded to the scene of reported malicious destruction to a motor vehicle at Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road, where a car’s driver-side rearview mirror had been smashed, but nothing was taken. The car didn’t appear to have been rummaged through.

At 7:40 p.m., police received a report of a theft at CVS, where a woman said a group of teenagers, four men and one woman, distracted her, then stole a $10 bill. She said one of the teens threw something at her. When she became flustered and exited the store, she left behind the cash at the cashier’s table and one of the teens snatched it. She did not know the youths, she said. Police have viewed surveillance footage, but have not been able to identify the suspects.

Sunday, Nov. 10

At 9:50 a.m., a Belknap St. man showed police a patch of sidewalk that had been tagged with fluorescent orange spray paint. The spray bottle, found nearby, appears to have come from a construction site. The matter is under investigation.

At 7:52 p.m., a woman told police at the station she had been harassed continuously on Facebook by a man, and just wanted to document the incidents in case she had any further problems with him. Police asked him to stop, and no further action was taken.

At 1: 49 p.m., a Pleasant Street resident reported that there were scratches to their vehicle, which they believed occurred after their car was towed, including a two-inch scratch on the driver’s side door, and a longer scratch on a passenger’s side panel.

At 8:10 p.m., police responded to a reported overdose on Gardner Street. When they arrived, police were told the woman who allegedly overdosed had already gone to the hospital. At the address, police found some used hypodermic needles and empty glassine bags, but no paraphernalia that could be seized or evidence to charge anyone with a crime.

At 10:14 p.m., an Oldham Road Man told police he thought his house had been broken into while he was out moving boxes to his new home. He said it looked as if someone had climbed a ladder and entered the home through a window. It didn’t appear anything was missing, including several electronics and other valuable items. The man requested additional patrols while he is in the process of moving, and the matter is under investigation.

Tuesday, Nov. 12

At 4:02 p.m., police responded to a report of domestic violence on Ridge Street. between an elderly woman and her mother. An argument erupted after the elder woman, who suffers from dementia and does not have a license, tried to drive a car, and the older woman became aggressive. The woman was later found stopped in the police department parking lot and was transferred to a Winchester Hospital to be evaluated. The younger woman is seeking a criminal complaint against her mother, police said.

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At 10:25 a.m. police responded were patrolling in the center of town when they observed a blue pickup truck fail to stop for a red light, and head from Mystic Street across Mass. Ave. to Pleasant Street. Police pulled the truck over and the driver could not produce a driver’s license. When asked if he had a license, he told them it was too hard to get a license so he did not get one. He gave them a Honduras passport for identification purposes. The car was towed and the operator will be summonsed for a red light violation, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failing to use a seatbelt.

At 2:04 p.m. police were operating a radar gun from an unmarked police cruiser when they clocked a car traveling 65 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone on Mystic Street. An officer pulled the motorist over at Mystic and Kimball Road, and asked him to produce a driver’s license, but he could not produce it. A check with the Registry of Motor Vehicles found him to have only a driver’s permit, and neither of the two male passengers had a driver’s license. The car was towed, and the motorist was cited for the unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and speeding in a thickly settled area.